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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
126 AM CDT SUN APR 9 2017

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...THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76    334 PM  87    1931  60     16       50       
                                      1887                          
  MINIMUM         48    325 AM  20    1972  38     10       31       
                                      1928                          
  AVERAGE         62                        49     13       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1904   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      0.81   0.38     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.66                      3.11   1.55     2.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.17                      5.39   1.78     4.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1973   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      3.6                       6.0   -2.4      0.3     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.3                      34.3  -20.0     30.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        16    -13       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       142    -26      150       
  SINCE MAR 1    834                       938   -104      708       
  SINCE JUL 1   4534                      5769  -1235     4691       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         1     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE DES MOINES IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        86      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        19      1997                    
                                             1928                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2017.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2017.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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